lent starts tomorrow in mardi gras. martha: see you tomorrow at 9:00 and "happening now" starts right now. thanks everybody. >> fox news alert on the growing crisis in ukraine. russian troops firing warning shots in the air. new concerns that the russia is reaching its military deeper into ukraine as russian president vladmir putin says he reserves the right to use force to protect those living in what he calls terror. meantime, our secretary of state john kerry is in dehe have meeting with leaders of the newly formed ukrainian government as the united states announce as one billion dollars eight package to ukraine and considers sanctions that putin says will only backfire. a live report moments from now. but first right now, breaking news on today's top headlines and brand new stories you will see here first. jon: a major announcement from nascar star kurt bush. what he is planning to do that no driver in the last decade has

done. 8-year-old suing her parents for college tuition. today they face off in court. and toronto mayor rob ford appearing on "jimmy kimmel" live. the man who admitted to smoking crack reacted to the suggestion that he get some help. it is all "happening now." jenna: lots of news to get to today. we start with words that new obamacare delay is in the works. apparently in time to help democrats in the upcoming midterm elections. that is what some say. hello, everybody, great to see you. i'm jenna lee. jon: another day, another alteration of the rules. i'm jon scott. this new directive reportedly allows insurers to continue to offer health care plans that do not meet obamacare minimum coverage requirement. this plan fix could stopwave ofo

hit this fall just before voters head to the polls but what impact would it really have? >> i think they help democrats to the extent they made a bad situation a little less bad. i don't think that they actually help in the sense that all of a sudden people are going to start voting for democrats because they are trying to, either, doing some triage on an incredibly messed up rollout of this signature, you know, domestic achievement t would have been worse if cancellation letters went out right before midterm elections but to create a sense of chaos where everybody in the insurance industry is a mess, and if i were putting out ads about obamacare i would segueing from the horror stories of individual people as effective as some of those are, start moving to the fact that all of this is just a create as sense of chaos an uncertainty. jon: joining us now for a look what is going on ellison barber, staff writer for the "washington free beacon." the president famously said if

you like your plan you can keep your plan but you can't. >> right. because there was such outrage over those plans being canceled last fall the president came out with his proposal which would he would extend the option to state insurance companies to extend those plans that people previously had from 2010 for another year. jon: that was a one-year extension. just if that extension runs out it happens to run out right before election day, correct? >> correct. there was an earlier report in the associated press they talked about this thing and considering doing another extension and extension they talked about may be a three-year extension. the thing with this though really just a political fix. it was a political fix back the first time they did it because the issue they ran into there state insurance commissioners had to decide to accept the president's proposal which was apshunnal. some states didn't want to. states like california, massachusetts, minnesota, saying we are not going to accept this plan and that could potentially happen again presuming he makes the exact same extension which

once again was optional. jon: elise veibeck who was on a the show yesterday wrote this in "the hill." the administration decision to confirm another extension who predict ad public announcement would be imminent. it is unclear how long the extension believed. one source believed it could last to the end of obama's second term and perhaps beyond. so, having upended the insurance applecart all over the country, the president now wants to apparently take these 11 million or so policies, individual policies and push their cancellation or possibility of their cancellation until he is beyond, until beyond the time he is out of office. >> what that really does, it does two things. it kicks the can down the road but sets up a situation where in places some states choose not to accept this extension or shift the blame to those states and insurance companies, they can say, look we offered extension where they said you could keep the plan another two years,

three years, if they wanted and they chose not to do so. jon: allows insurance people to become the boogeyman for the white house? that is what happened last time and that will happen again. a lot of states said they will extend these if we can. issue, some of the plans were canceled and didn't exist anymore. they still have the problem now and you still have a situation where not everyone will be able to keep their plans. jon: it is just not like an insurance company can magically wave the wand and say okay, the plan you had yesterday you can have today. there is acutarial information that goes into it, payment calculations. takes a long time to figure up a new insurance plan, right. >> insurance companies set their premiums for the next year in advance and set the premiums based on predictions how they think the market will play out and this create as certain level of instability where they have difficulty setting premiums for 2015 if they're not sure what plans are we going to be canceling and what plans we are not. that is the reason some states

chose last time around not to take the president's optional extension. that is one of the reasons they cited and presumably young, healthy people had the catastrophic plans and we need them to be in the risk pool to pay for older, sick people. jon: is this a sign nervous democrats are banging on the white house door, do not, mr. president, allow these 11 million policies to be canceled right before election day? >> absolutely. if you look back that was one of the biggest pr disasters in the entire rollout last time. that is why they quickly offered that fix. the white house initial response, those were bad plans, they needed to be canceled anyways. when they saw that didn't do well amongst people and they sort of backtracked, came out with the alternate proposal same way you had senator mary landrieu, very vulnerable in this election from louisiana, i have a proposal to make it mandatory for the insurance companies to keep the plan. jon: if you like your plan, really bad plan, doesn't meet our standards really didn't fly.

>> that is issue, democrats missed what people were mad b it wasn't the question are the plans good enough, the issue was we were promised we could keep thieves and we weren't able to. that was the problem and i think this will be problem moving forward. >> up to individual insurance companies and individual insurance commissioners whether this all flies. ellison barber, thank you. jenna: the east-west tug-of-war incensefying in ukraine. russia tightening its grip on the crimea. president putin blames the crisis on what he calls a coup and vowing to use force if necessary. as russian troops fire warning shots at an airbase in crimea and threaten to shoot ukrainian soldiers. meantime the united states announcing a billion dollar aid package to ukraine's new government as secretary of state john kerry arrives in kiev to show support. our national security correspondent jennifer give -- griffin live at pentagon.

>> reporter: chuck hagel is set to meet at the white house. russian troops.nian soldiers they fired warning shots undeterred. the ukrainian soldiers kept going. russian soldiers said don't go any further, we say, stop, stop. another says i will shoot. the ukrainian commander, says, quiet, quiet. another ukrainian soldier, men this is the soviet flag, are you going to shoot at this? another ukrainian soldier says it has been ours since 1991. russian soldier responds. the commander will come in a moment. there will be talks. talks, don't appear to be in the cards for russia's president. vladmir putin broke his silence declaring the new ukrainian government illegal, stating fugitive president victor yanukovych is the only legitimate leader of ukraine. yesterday putin's ambassador to the u.n. said yanukovych invited russian troops into ukraine to protect ethnically russian women

and children. putin says he reserves the right to use force. secretary of state john kerry arrived in kiev bringing with him one billion dollars in loan guaranties. the pentagon is laying low africans selling bilateral military exercises with russia last night. pentagon press secretary rear admiral john kirby refuted media reports of u.s. ship movements in the region. quote, there has been no change to our military posture in europe or the mediterranean. meanwhile the ukrainian navy has repositioned its naval vessels out of crimea ann waters toward the port of odessa. there is reports that nato member turkey scrambled eight f-16 fighter jets to track a russian plane over the black sea. jenna. jenna: jennifer, thank you. there are growing concerns about the global impacts of crisis in ukraine, particularly the middle east. russia is ally of syria where civil war killed tens of thousand of people. russia is also an ally of iran.

iran counts on moscow for support. no doubt leaders of those countries as the rift between the west and russia continues to grow. michael hanlon, senior fellow of foreign policy studies at the brookings institution. great to have you back on the program, michael. >> hi, jenna, nice to be with you. jenna: a lot of academic conversations today on street credit, if you will, some believe russia over last several months or last several years build its streed credit on the global stage and united states is losing ours. how do you see it? >> well, not so much in those terms. it is a important debate. people should tell the broader narratives how the pieces fit together. i see president obama, still very committed to preventing iran pro getting nuclear weapon with force if necessary and nobody should want that option. i think president obama is right to try to explore diplomacy. we still have 35 thousands u.s. troops in afghanistan. we're trying to do rebalance

toward asia-pacific with military. obama and hagel are fighting hard to fight sequestration from cutting military budget. i don't think he is doing a good job on syria policy. i think that policy has been a failure. i would like to see him get tougher with the egyptian leadership and make aid to egypt more conditional moving towards democracy there. i don't see a general problem of weak leadership way some of mr. obama's critics have begun to argue. as for putin, i'm afraid putin will always be this kind of guy. it is not so much of a question as whether he perceives the u.s. vulnerable or weak or not. he is looking for opportunities to reinforce his friend of the he is old-fashioned realpolitik guy. i think with ukraine -- jenna: let me jump in. i want to get to the point you were going to make about ukraine. do you believe putin regardless who is president in our country would be doing what he is doing now? is that your general point or your general thinking about him as the leader of russia?

>> yeah. i'm not going to try to prove that too hard, jenna. we can't of course. we don't know what would really happen. the obvious example people use, putin did something similar to georgia when president bush was president. doesn't seem to be the type of thing by who is sitting in white house. i'm focusing that putin doesn't annex anything in ukraine forcibly. if i was going to counsel the white house and western leaders right now i would say, let's start asking mr. putin about his intentions. he may lie to us but i would like to get him on the record saying either he will stay in ukraine as long as he wants which would be very foreboding that would justify imposition of sanctions right away, or, that he promises that as soon as things stablize he will get out, which is still not a justification for what he has done but words we can try to hold him to. i don't know why no one is asking him to clarify his intentions that would be a useful step, even if we can't

try quite believe his words we can use them against him. jenna: wonder what the conversation was between the phone that vladmir putin and our president had over the weekend, a 90 minute conversation. we haven't seen the transcript. we expect secretary kerry stepping to the mike phone. he will make comments. what do you think is crucial for secretary kerry to say today? >> i think the most crucial thing by far that mr. putin needs to know if he gets much more es can laboratory, uses force or killing people or annexes western part of ukraine there won't be direct military response and we will come down with him collectively like a load of bricks on the economy. we have great deal of options and western tools to really drive the russian economy into the ground. if they start acting in imperial listtic and lethal way against the ukrainians we should do just that. jenna: michael, always great to have you on the program.

thank you so much. >> thanks, general that. jon: there is a new push to keep thieves from wanting to steal your smartphone as such crimes grow and get more violent. what congress is looking to do. plus nascar star curt busch with big plans. a racing challenge he has in mind. we're live with that story. captain obvious: i'm in a hotel.

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jenna: welcome back, everyone. smartphone theft is rising fast across the country. now it is sparking new push for federal action. a proposed law would require a kill switch on all devices making them virtually useless if they're stolen. david lee miller with more on the story. >> reporter: jenna, consider this, cell phone theft costs consumers billions of dollars every year. some authorities say the problem is now a national epidemic. now the idea of a so-called kill switch that would render the

phone inoperable if lost or stolen is not new but it is gaining momentum. lawmakers in new york say that time has come to implement legislation that would make a stolen cell phone or tablet worthless to thieves by allowing owner to remotely deactivate the device. at a news conference monday, lawmakers were joined by the family of 23 meagan bokin who was should and killed for her smartphone. her family says smart phones need smart legislation to protect owners from theft. >> monday i hear about a cell phone that someone tried to steal over the weaken and people who sometimes who are attacked on a subway train or held up at a bus stop. so it is happening a lot. this is not a random act that happened to megyn. that is happening to lot of people. >> proponents of the proposed law say a compulsory kill switch might be good idea but they fear potential use by government. intelligence agencies already listen to our phone calls. what if they theoretically have the ability to simply turn them

off? another and arguably less intrusive solution is now in the work is stolen phone database would simply alert service providers, not to activate a phone that has been reported stolen. critics say consumers should decide for themselves if they want a kill switch. apple products you might know already have a similar device on all their phones. as this debate continues on how to reduce cell phone theft, the problem now remains, the single largest property crime in the u.s. jenna? jenna: fascinating. david lee, thank you. jon: well he is trying to make history. nascar driver kurt busch with a huge announcement. coming up details on the incredible task he set for himself. and an honor student, 18 years old, suing her parents for support. just a case of a spoiled teenager, or could it set a legal precedent? take a closer look as both sides set to face off today in court.

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jon: just in, major announcement from nascar driver kurt busch, saying that he will attempt something only three drivers ever tried. racing 1100 miles in two different states in two different cars on the sail day. arthel neville live in the newsroom with more on that. hey, arthel. >> it's a numbers name, 10, 2, 500, 41, 25, and these numbers could add up to a race carjack pot for nascar star kurt busch. he was on "fox & friends this morning that busch confirmed he will drive a honda by andretti auto sport at indianapolis on may 25th. right after that race, busch will jet off to charlotte,

north carolina, to pilot his regular number 41, stewart hass racing chevrolet in nascar's longest race. >> pumping hard to do 1100 miles in the same day, it is not just a physical side, it is the mental side as well. >> you're doing it to win. >> absolutely. not just to go out there and make laps. i want to go out there and i'm doing it with an dreadty. >> do it to win. he told the gang on "fox & friends, he will be the first driver in 10 years to do the double, competing in indianapolis 500 and sprint cup's coca-cola 600 on the same day. now this hasn't happened since 2004 so the memorial day weekend event should be exciting for race car fans. finally busch also announced he is closing the kurt busch foundation, rolling it into the armed forces foundation with an initial $100,000 donation. so busch says, that will be a key element of his indy-charlotte double.

jon? jon: a lot of those nascar people are big port support is of our military folks. >> absolutely. jon: it will be interesting to watch. arthel, thank you. >> new developments in the potential landmark case of a new jersey honor student suing her parents. 18-year-old rachel canning said her parents kicked her out last october and refuse to support her financially and emotionally. they say she left on her own because they didn't want to abide by their rules. both sides are expected to meet first time in months and expected to meet in months. rick leventhal with the story. >> reporter: anyone with a daughter might be nervous about this one. even lawyers who practice for decade have never heard of anything quite like this before and lot of parents wonder if this case might apply for them. rachel canning is honor student and cheerleader. at her she left home in november on or about her 18th birthday and went to stay with her friends family.

her parents tried to force her break off with her boyfriend and cut her off emotionally and financially to sue. she is suing them trying to pay her high school and college tuition. her father, a former police chief, this is normal conflict overrules that escalated into full-blown rebellion. jon: fox news alert. john kerry, secretary of state speaking now in kiev. let's listen to what he has to say. >> let me say first of all, how incredibly moving it was to walk down into the street and to have a chance to be able to pay my respects on behalf of president obama and the american people at the site of last month's deadly shootings. it was really quite remarkable. i have to tell you to see the barricades, see the tires, see

the barbed-wire, see the bullet holes in street lamps, the extraordinary number of flowers. the people still standing beside a barrel with a fire to keep them warm. the shrouded vision in the clouds and in the fog of the buildings from which the shots came and the pictures, the photographs, of those who lost their lives. of the people who put themselves on the line for the future of ukraine. it was deeply moving to walk into a group of ukrainians, spontaneously gathered there and to listen to them. to listen to their pleas of passion for the right not to go

back to life as it was under former president yanukovych. one woman who pleadingly said how poor they were. how rich lived well and how those in power took the money and how they were left behind. and particularly one man who told me that he had recently traveled to australia and had come back here but he came back determined to be able to liver as he had seen other people live in other parts of the world. so, it was very moving. and it gave me a deep personal sense of how closely linked the people of ukraine are not just to americans but to people all across the world who today are asking for their rights, asking for the privilege to be able to live, defining their own nation, defining their futures. that is what this is about and

the united states extends our deepest condolences to those whose grief is still very fresh and those who lost loved ones, who bravely battled against snipers on rooftops and people armed against them with weapons they never dreamt having. these brave ukrainians took to the streets in order to stand peace any against tyranny and to demand democracy. instead they were met with snipers who picked them off one after the other, as people of courage, not withstanding the bullets, went out to get them, drag them to safety, give them comfort, expose themselves. they raised their vices for dignity and for freedom. what they associate for so bravely i say with full conviction will never be stolen

by bullets or by invasions. it can not be silenced by thugs from rooftops. it is universal. it's unmistakable and it's called freedom. so today in another part of this country we're in a new phase of the struggle for freedom, and the united states reaffirms our commitment to ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity according to international law. we condemn the russian federation's act of aggression and we have throughout this moment evidence of a great transformation taking place and in that transformation we will stand with the people of ukraine today ukrainians are demanding a government with the consent of the people and i have to say

that we all greatly admire the restraint that the transitional government has shown as it make this is transition. they have shown restraint. despite an invasion of ukrainian homeland and a russian government that has chosen aggression and intimidation as a first resort. the contrast could not be clearer. determined ukrainians demonstrating strength you unity and the russian government out of excuses, hiding its hand behind falsehoods, intimidation, and provocations much. in the hearts of ukrainians, in the eyes of the world there is nothing strong about what russia is doing. so it's time to set the record

straight. the russian government would have you believe it was the opposition who failed to implement the february 21st agreement that called for a peaceful transition ignoring the reality it was yanukovych who when history came calling, when his country was in need, when this city was the place where the action was, where the leaders of the nation were battered in order to decide the future, he broke his obligation to sign that agreement, and he fled into the night with his possessions, destroying papers behind him. he abandoned his people and eventually his country. the russian government would have you believe that the ukraine government somehow is illegitimate or led by extremists, ignoring the reality that the rada representing the

people of ukraine, the elected representatives of the people of ukraine, they overwhelmingly approved the new government, even with members of yanukovych's party desserting him and voting overwhelming to approve this new government. it was thanks in parts to the votes from yanukovych's own party that the future of ukraine changed. and today the rada is the most representative institution in ukraine. the russian government would also have you believe that the calm and friendly streets, one of which i walked down and many of which i just drove through, that somehow these streets of kiev are actually dangerous, ignoring the reality there is no surge in crime, no surge in

looting. no political retribution here. the russian government would have you believe against all the evidence that there have been massed defections of ukrainians to russia or there have been mass attacks on churches in eastern ukraine. that hasn't happened either. they would have you believe that ethnic russians and russian bases are threatened. they would have you believe that kiev is trying to destablize crimea or that russian actions are legal or legitimate because crimean leaders insited intervention. as everybody knows the soldiers in crimea at the instruction of their government, have stood their ground but never fired a shot, never issued one provocation, have been surrounded by an invading group of troops, and have seen an

individual who got 3% of the vote installed as the so-called, leader by the russians. they would have you believe that kiev is trying to destablize crimea or that somehow russian leaders invited intervention. not a single piece of credible evidence supports anyone of these claims. , none. and the larger point is really this. it is diplomacy and respect for sovereignty, not unilateral force, that can best is disputes like this in the 21st century. president obama and i want to make it clear to russia and to everybody in the world that we

are not seeking confrontation. there is a better way for russia to pursue its legitimate interests in ukraine. if you werely worried about -- legitimately worried about some of your citizens go to the government, talk to them about it, go to the u.n., raise the issue in the security council. go to the osce. raise it in one of the human rights organizations. there are countless outlets that an organized, structured, decent world has struggled to put together to resolve these differences so we don't see a nation unilaterally invade another nation. there is a better way for russia to pursue its legitimate interests in ukraine. russia can choose to comply with international law and honor its commitments under the helsinki final act, under the united nations charter. if it wants to help protect ethnic russians, as it purports

to and if they were threatened, we would support efforts to protect them as would i am told the government of ukraine. but if they want to do that, rush could work with the legitimate government of ukraine, which it has pledged to do. it can not only permit but must encourage international monitors to deploy throughout ukraine. these are the people that can actually identify legitimate threats and we are asking together with the government of ukraine, together with the european community, for large numbers of observers to be able to come in here and monitor the situation, and be the arbiters of truth versus fiction. russia, if it wanted to help deescalate this situation could return its troops to the

barracks, live bit 1997 base agreement and deescalate rather than expand their invasion. we would prefer that. i come here today at the instruction of president obama to make it absolutely clear, the united states of america would prefer to see this deescalated. we would prefer to see this managed through the structures of legal institutions, international institutions that we worked many years in order to be able to deal with this kind of crisis but if russia does not choose to deescalate, if it is not willing to work directly with the government of ukraine as we hope they will be then our partners will have absolutely no choice but to join us to continue to expand upon steps we have taken in recent days in order to isolate russia

politically, diplomatically, and economically. i would emphasize to the leaders of russia, this is not something we are seeking to do. this is something russia's choices may force us to do. so far we have suspended participation in the preparations for the sochi g8 summit. we have suspended military contacts and we have suspended bilateral economic dialogue and we are prepared to take further steps if russia does not return its forces to the barracks and engage in a legitimate policy of deescalation. at the same time the united states and its partners, our partners, will support ukraine. we will support it as it takes difficult steps to deal with its economy. and i appreciate the meeting that i just had with the acting president and the prime

minister. and other leaders, as we discussed how to strengthen the economy and move rapidly towards free, fair, open, elections that can take place very shortly. we are working closely an will continue to work closely with the imf team, and with international partners in order to develop an assistance package to help ukraine restore financial stability in the short run and to be able to grow its economy in the long run. i'm pleased to say that this package includes an immediate one billion dollars in the loan guaranty to support ukraine's recovery and we are currently working with the treasury department of the united states and with others to lay out a broader, more comprehensive plan. we will provide the best expertise available to help ukraine's economy and financial institutions to repair

themselves and to work towards these free, fair, fast, inclusive elections. we're also working with the interim government to help combat corruption and to recover stolen assets. and we are helping ukraine to cope with russia's politically motivated trade practices, whether it is manipulating the energy supply, or banning the best chocolates made in ukraine. the fact is, this is a 21st century. and we should not see nations step backwards to behave in 19th or 20th century fashion. there are ways to resolve these differences. great nations choose to do that appropriately. the fact is that we believe that there are a set of options available to russia and all of

us that can move us down the road of appropriate diploma sir, appropriate diplomatic engagement. we invite russia to come to that table. we invite particularly russia to engage directly with the government of ukraine because i am confident they are prepared to help work through these issues in a thoughtful way. i'm very proud to be here in ukraine. like some americans and other people around the world we've watched with extraordinary awe the power of individuals unarmed, except with ideas. people with beliefs and principles and values, who have reached for freedom, for equality, for opportunity. there is nothing more important in this world. that is what drives change in so many parts of the world today. it is really partly why the world is in such a state of transformation in some different

places at the same time. because we're all connected. we all understand what other people are doing and choices they have and the lives they get to lead. and all over the world young people are saying, we do not want to be deprived of those opportunities. that's what this is about. and it is about all those who value democracy and who support the opportunity for this country to join the legions of others who want to practice it. the united states will stand by the ukraineian people as they build a strong, sovereign and democratic country they deserve and their countrymen and women just so recently gave their lives in extraordinarily courageous acts in order to insure for the future. we must all step up and answer their call. happy to take some questions. >> thank you. first question for andrea mitchell of nbc.

there is microphone. >> thank you very much. mr. secretary, u.s. officials have been saying that vladmir putin will be isolated by his actions yet today he seemed defiant, speaking for an hour, taking questions, he says, among other things, that russia reserves the right to take any action to use any means, obviously military means of the he described events here as an unconstitutional coup. he denied that there were any russian troops in crimea, occupying crimea. he blamed the crisis on the united states interference saying -- >> he really denied there were troops in crimea? >> yes he did. he also blamed the crisis on the united states, saying that the united states was acting as though it were conducting an experiment across the ocean on lab animals, on rats here. and showed no signs of being ready to step down, or step down or deescalate military presence

in crimea. there have been, shots fired today. there is the presence reported of naval, russian ships along the is must between -- isthmus between ukraine and crimea. with all of that how has the u.s. pressure worked with putin? what is your reaction to his assertions? also while you were here you met with many leaders. you did not meet with tim mow schenck co. is she not viewed by united states as part of the solution? >> let me answer the last part of the question first. i thought i actually might bump into her but i didn't. i had meetings with the current group that represent the party that is have come together and most likely presidential candidates at this moment who, with whom i've been in touch and

working with. i met with a number of them in munich previously. so we continued that conversation. but with respect to president putin's comments, i have spoken directly to president putin today ace can, to invite him to engauge in a legitimate and appropriate dialogue, particularly with the current government of ukraine. ing. >> knowing that there is election in 90 days and people of ukraine will have the opportunity to ratify their leadership. the fact is that in the eastern part of the country russia recently tried to get a couple of city councils to actually pass something asking for russians to come in and lo and

behold those councils did the opposite. they said, we don't want russia to come in. we want our independence. and i think that it is clear that russia has been working hard to create a pretext for being able to invade further. russia has talked about russian-speaking minority citizens who are under siege. they're not. and in fact this government has acted remarkably responsibly by urging total calm, by not wanting to have any provocation. by avoiding even their troops who have a legal right to resist the invasion of other troops, but has ordered them not to engage to give a pretext of anybody being in danger. jon: we leave the secretary of state for his boss, president obama, speaking now about the situation in ukraine. let's listen. >> russia has legitimate

interests in what happens in the neighboring state. that does not give it the right to use force as a means of exerting influence inside of that state. we have said that if in fact there is any evidence out there that russian speakers or russian natives or russian nationals are in any way being threatened there are ways of dealing with that through international mechanisms and we're prepared to make sure that the rights of all ukrainians are upheld and in fact in conversations we've had with the government in kiev they have been more than willing to work with the international community and with russia to provide such assurances. so, the fact that we are still seeing soldiers out of their barracks in crimea is an indication to which what's happening there is not based on actual concern for russian

nationals or russian speakers inside of ukraine but is based on russia seeking through force to exert influence on a neighboring country. that is not how international law is supposed to operate. i would also note just, you know, the way, way some of this has been reported that there is suggestion somehow that the russian actions have been been clever strategically. i actually think that this has not been a sign of strength but rather is a reflection that countries near russia have deep concerns and suspicions about this kind of meddling. if anything it will push many countries further away from russia. there is the ability for ukraine to be a friend of the west and, a friend ever russia's as long as none of us are in, inside of

ukraine trying to meddle and intervene, certainly not militarily with decision that is properly belong to the ukrainian peel and that's the principle that john kerry is going to be speaking to during his visit. i'll be making additional calls today to some of our key foreign partners and i suspect i will be doing that all week and in through the weekend but as i indicated yesterday, you know, the course of history is for people to want to be free to make decisions about their own futures and the international community i think is unified in believing that it is not the role of an outside force where there has been no evidence of serious violence, where there has been no rationale under international law to intervene

and people trying to determine their own destiny. so we stand on the side of history that i think more and more people around the world deeply believe in, the principle that, a sovereign people, an independent people are able to make their own decisions about their own lives and mr. putin can throw a lost words out there but the facts on the ground indicate that right now he is not abiding by that principle. there is still the opportunity for russia to do so, working with the international community, to help stablize the situation. and we've sent a clear message that we are prepared to work with anybody if their genuine interest is making sure that ukraine is able to govern itself. as i indicated before. something i think has not been emphasized enough, they are currently scheduled to have elections in may. and, everybody in the international community should

be invested in making sure that the economic deterioration that is happening in ukraine stops but also that these elections proceed in a fair and freeway in which all ukrainians, including russian speakers inside of ukraine are able to express their choice of who should lied them and if we have a strong, robust, legitimate election, then there shouldn't be any question as to whether the ukrainian people are govern themselves without the kind of outside interphones that we see russia ex-erring. all right? thank you very much, everybody. jon: president obama was visiting a school in washington talking about education but obviously wanted to make a statement about the situation in ukraine. we have our shepard smith there. you can tune into live fox news channel today, 3:00 p.m. eastern

time. shepherd will be reporting live from ukraine. a situation has the world very much on edge. we'll bring it to you live. jenna: russian president vladmir putin is still defiant from the press event with secretary kerry. vladmir putin is accusing the west of encouraging an anti-constitutional coup and driving ukraine into anarchy. secretary kerry just said he was deeply moved when he talked to the people on the streets in kiev. put teen calls those same people, nationalists and radical extremists. matthew kaminsky is on the editorial board of "the wall street journal" he is on the ground in kiev. just wrote an very interesting column about his experience there and we're glad to have him on the phone. matthew, what do you make of the people on the ground in kiev and people protesting in crimea on behalf of the russian government? what can you tell us about what you found out? >> first of all in kiev you had, i think there is a lot of

concern and certainly this weekend, people are really almost distraught when message from moscow came that russia is willing to intervene no matter what. it has calmed down a bit in the last few days. i think there is less fear of an imminent invasion and more of an understanding there is challenge to this brand new government, crimea which is territory is part of ukraine is under russian occupation but i think people are not expecting the tanks to necessarily start rolling any minute now. it is very common. otherwise, given there are no policemen on the streets and have been coming to the city for 20 years. it is incredibly peaceful and, orderly place. i think in crimea, you are getting a wrong impression. people who are not happy with the russians, with the russian military being there, are afraid to come out. these are ethnic russians who don't want the russian military there. don't like vladmir putin.

there are ethnic ukrainians, and most of all the crimean tartaglias, that -- tar tars. that shoulded be 12% of the population. some demonstrate oars in support of the military doesn't really tell you what people feel about the russians being there. jenna: that is interesting in your column. you said there were even russian buses sighted in the area of crimea, maybe that they were brought in to protest on behalf of the russian government. quickly here. i only have a minute. you say crimea is an appetizer and putin is interested in something far greater. what is that? >> he wants to control or detablize this country but -- destablize this country but more importantly that ukraine does not turn to nato or go to the e.u. it's a threat to him and his system which is authoritarian, corrupt system, for a country which is so similar to russia and which many russians think is almost like a little russia to

become a western democracy and he wants to do that by saying he declared i am going to intervene militarily to stop ukraine from doing things that i, like it could do. he was speaking about a province. it was incredible performance and it is something, if the west allows him to get away with this, it will set terrible precedent and undo 20 years what the u.s. tried to achieve in europe after we, by the way, won the cold war. jenna: interesting to hear you explain the stakes being on the ground and having traveled to that region many, many matthew, we encourage your viewers to check out your writing. appreciate you joining us today. look forward to you talking to us again soon. thank you so much. >> thank you for having me. jon: dueling speeches from the two top diplomats if you will of the united states. president obama saying that the russian invasion of the crimean peninsula of ukraine is tantamount to meddling and that

it's a sign of weakness on the part of russia. meantime u.s. secretary of state john kerry says the u.s. will stand by the ukrainian people. also emotional testimony in the oscar pistorius murder trial. the latest in the case against the "blade runner".

>> big developments in the top story, sectarian states john kerry in ukraine right now stressing the country's sovereignty is paramount. we are live with white house reaction. plus, marching ever closer to the midterm election, new polls show they have a host of issues and it may not translate into votes. we will tell you why. and high protein diets have been all the rage the new study shows they may be worse for you than smoking, really? we will way through weight loss myths and mysteries.

it is all "happening now." let's start off with a fox news alert. warning shots into the air. welcome, fast-moving developments. jon: troops were marching when russian forces fired the shot warning not to get any closer. tensions continue to rise in that region with russian president vladimir putin speaking on the crisis for the first time saying there has been an unconstitutional coup, his words, in ukraine. he vowed to use force only as a last resort. >> if we see that lawlessness starting in the eastern regions. people ask us for help and we already have an official address the current legitimate preside president, we reserve the right to use all options at our disposal to protect those citizens. jon: secretary of state john kerry has just arrived in

kiev with growing questions on response to this crisis. chief white house correspondent ed henry with the latest from the white house. how will they react in the building behind you? reporter: interesting because you saw president putin being very defiant, reacting with it double barrel verbal assault u.s. officials secretary kerry on the ground. he was charging president putin was trying to decide his differences at the end of a barrel of a gun trying to dictate the terms of all this while the president was in washington at a d.c. elementary school talking about unveiling a new federal budget, took a question on ukraine and flat-out charged president putin is violating presidential law. listen. >> president putin seems to have

a different set of lawyers with a different set of interpretations, but i don't think that is fooling anybody. >> you can hear what the u.s. is doing now. the secretary talking about an aid package to ukraine in the neighborhood of a billion dollars, but a lot of pressure on capitol hill with some democrats as well saying and assistance package is good but there needs to be some tough sanctions against russia as well. jon: how is the white house responding to the charges that all of this is a sign of a form policy? >> the president went on at his event to say some charging is the way he is holding all the cards, the president saying that is not true because he thinks he looks awful on the world stage but republicans saying this is a president in the united states that walked back from the red line on syria, did not move

forward with military action even though president asad in syria had used chemical weapons. here is senator graham. >> you don't talk to put in an hour and a half. you have about a five minute conversation. he say what you'r you are doings wrong, illegal. reporter: referring to the phone call president obama had with putin lasting an hour and half. last night having a two-hour meeting with the national security council. bottom line, they're desperately trying to figure this out. jon: thank you very much. jenna: as a crisis escalates in ukraine, the response to the standoff. john kerry now in kiev bringing aid in loan guarantees. a dispute may actually escalate, you are seeing video of that on your screen.

the russian president vladimir putin had something to say today, he refuses to move troops saying he will protect russians in ukraine. president obama speaking about the situation. >> enough several weeks we have been working with our partners and with the imf to build support for a package that helps stabilize ukraine's economy. an interesting half an hour. we saw john kerry speak, vladimir putin spoke earlier today. what you think? >> he said we will see what happens in eastern ukraine and if there's any attempt to deny that would hurt ukrainian russians, the russian nationals who are in eastern ukraine. he has said any russian in ukraine, we will give you russian citizenship and once you

have got it will make sure you are protected against the plaintiffs. his look into going to eastern ukraine because that is the important part of ukraine. >> is the area of ukraine take over a piece of it which is where you may start. >> everything was always in eastern ukraine because in the old cold war days they wanted the bases, natural gas fracking abilities they have and also aircraft factories. what do we do? yet another red line because we will not be able to do much to stop them. they are not going to leave. they may establish public leaders who are pro-russian but they are predominantly ethnic russian.

they are not necessarily unhappy. we need to play the long game the way putin has played the long game. jenna: russia is playing 20th century old playbook world game and have heard from the secretary and the president almost mocking the playbook it is so retro. >> if you are not cool like us. jenna: do we meet them with all of these modern-day ways to engage, or do we go back to the playbook? >> reagan won the cold war because he understood russians were volatile. they could build the umpire with oil and natural gas reserves. the price of oil fell from $40 per barrel in nine months. the russians were on their knees, had to acquiesce their demands the cold war.

putin understands that ended build up russian oil and natural gas. jenna: still the market rushes not what it was in europe, not quite as big as they once were. what do you think we should do on the economic side, what would be wise? you say the long game, what is that like? >> going after the borders by reconsidering and now building the missile shield president obama has hit. don't cut the defense budget. we have the secretary of defense cutting while the russians history of defense is negotiating leases all around the world. primarily go after the keystone pipeline. take the price of oil because of the world market with oil, the price of oil will go down. the price of oil goes down below $89 per barrel, the russians are

broke again. they need oil above $100 per barrel. the heavy political leverage coming from supplying the majority of other parts of europe. it translates into electricity. build terminals so that american natural gas can go there. he has played the long game and is doing it very well. stop thinking we're going to do this today or tomorrow. to this the idea five, seven years from now we are in a better position. jenna: thank you. jon: with midterm elections inching closer, new poll shows thethe holy key edge with ameris on matters they deal about most. new "washington post" post "abc news" poll shows 48% said

democrats are more in touch with them on big issues compared with only 26% of americans who say that about republicans. but in spite of this trust cap tilting towards democrats, in the 34 states, 50% of those city actually face republicans. congressional reporter for the "washington post" and john mccormack for the weekly standard. welcome to both of you. some interesting results to try to pull apart. you say there are a couple of key numbers to watch heading toward the november elections. what are they? >> look at the presidential job reporting. there is a strong correlation with how they perform. right now the president 46%, if you average it out, 43%.

it will be hard for democrats especially in the red states to win an election. you will see people tied to him. the other key issue compares public or democrat. in the states of the senate elections, eight-point advantage for republicans. what that shows you is the playing field tilted toward republicans. they won a lot of states, lot of elections in red states, that is not so good for them with an opportunity for republicans to take back a lot of those states. jon: let me call up the first of the polls we are looking and get your reaction. when asked which party do you trust to the middl middle class. they both get 1%, neither 13%. if that's the case, why are republicans so giddy about the

prospects this time around? >> democrats certainly enjoy and issues advantage, this certainly bears that out. they continue to enjoy a structural advantage across the country this year. i have drawn the congressional maps which helped favor g.o.p. candidates, and when you look at the 34 states fellow republicans also have the edge because fix the edge john mentioned the president in his second term his party suffers at the ballot box in november. that is what appears to be playing out. on issues related to the minimum wage, middle income americans it looks as if americans currently democrats are the parties they prefer to tackle these issues but because they have the structural advantage between very difficult for democrats especially in key senate races to somehow break the gap is

often as possible and they may say i want the other option. jon: when asked about the representative in congress were inclined to look around for someone else, reelect only wins 22, 60% say they will look around. if that is the case, why so much optimism among republicans they will hold the house and potentially regain the senate? >> just the bigger questions of the generic boat, i think the health care law is really key. health care is really hurting a lot more people than the minimum wage could help. that is a key issue. lot of republicans donors think immigration reform is an absolute necessity. among voters who actually care about immigration, or less

liquid to support somebody with a path to citizenship. some who can most about it are not in favor of immigration reform. jon: thank you both. jenna: as we continue to monitor events in ukraine, netherworld hotspot flaring up. several missiles a very provocative move, not unusual this time of year. we will get into that of how the u.s. will react, any connection to what we're seeing in eastern europe as well. a witness on a stand of testimony continues in the murder trial of olympic track star accused of killing his model girlfriend. our legal panel takes it up coming up. [ male aouncer ] we all think about life insurance.

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jon: as the united states deals with the ongoing crisis in ukraine is no tension coming out

of north korea as well. pentagon confirms the rogue nation has fired six short-range missiles in the last week. latest sign of aggression against the south and the u.s., new reports north korean leaders have perched another high-ranking official from his inner circle. talk about it with gordon chang, the korean peninsula is always a dangerous place but you say it may be even more so at this moment in time, why? >> we've seen these purges. about 40-80 executions last ye year, probably will be more this year. in december we had a number two official not only purged, but executed. the person responsible for his purge has now himself been purged, swiss is ongoing, a serious problem at this point.

the official korean central news agency last wednesday talked about the top of the political system. that is almost unprecedented to do that. i have put their power on being invincible. it shows how fragile things are right now. jon:' comes against the backdrop of what is going on in ukraine. vladimir putin sending his troop in there. john mccain was on america's newsroom earlier talking about the relationship he has seen. here he is. >> when the president made the decision to attack syria, sent a signal all over the world and i can guarantee you now you will see the chinese acting much more aggressively in the south china sea for these islands.

jon: the chinese has been quite belligerent to their neighbors as well. >> despite the treaty, we did nothing. what we're seeing china and russia, both territorially aggressive acting up at the same time which means iran and north korea and rogue allies doing the same thing. going from one region to another. when we show weakness as we did in the last administration and this one you have the bad guys acting up. jon: you say the special system is coming apart. that sounds pretty harsh. >> after the cold war there was this united states able to maintain security in all regions. now starting with china and russia on one side, united states not showing strong leadership and the western democracy is not helping at all.

what you have right now is a very dangerous situation and the law of averages says one of these incidences will spiral out of control and engulf us. jon: you expect north koreans will do more, maybe even another nuclear attack. jon: thank you. jenna: are going to switch topics for the moment. high protein is still the craze. in his studies as a high-protein diet may be as bad as smoking. also, a woman behind bars for putting a murder weapon for murder. the parents is speaking out over the sentence a judge has just given her. >> we are very disappointed because my son was murdered and it doesn't seem the judge has the right logic in mind. [ dennis ] it's always the same dilemma --

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risk. the message is high-protein diet bad for you in middle-age but not bad for you and may be good for you once you get past retirement. jenna: how much protein is safe for you if you are middle-age? >> 60% of our diet recommended to come from protein. for a person who weighs 150 pounds equivalent to one chicken breast, half a pound of hamburger, 18 of cheddar cheese or a combination of all of that. 16% is too much commission below or two about 10% and most of that should come from fish-based protein which doesn't have the same cancer-causing effect. there's a possibility they are wrong in all of this. previous findings have found the same things they are very confident about the results. eat a balanced diet, never too much of one thing and don't take in more calories than you are

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day two of the proceedings after some shocking emotional testimony day one. accused of killing his model girlfriend on valentine's day last year. he said he thought she was an intruder. now the neighborhood testified she heard the shots ring out that night. >> in the media, as said he asked and they his girlfriend because he thought she was shooting the intruder. i heard the female screaming, i cannot imagine it could not be. i never saw anything, could only hear the shots.

jon: she is not shown because it's requested that is part of the court rule. joining us now, our legal panel. overall, her testimony pretty damning. >> she hears the female screaming before the shots rang out, so that means they didn't know about it, and intruder. notice she is not in the bed and dressed in street clothes. not something we would wear to bed. >> the defense to their credit did what they had to do, established the moment was something like 140 centimeters away. she still heard it. this was actually tw too cute.

could it have been him screaming? sometimes he sounds feminine but i do agree, i think it is very damning. jon: what about the fact he said your testimony in this case is virtually identical to the statement your husband gave trying to suggest they reversed it. >> i know people say you can of all different stories, but sometimes you hear the same things, you say the same thing. jon: the way the witness countered it, case closed. a good come back but with a decent move by the defense. they are effectively cross-examining. but says i heard female screaming and then shots afterward. that really hurts the defense. >> tried in front of a judge, not a jury. the prosecution is going with

the facts and law. it is so important because it is not in front of a jury. particularly in america. hard to directl direct the nl s. you also have the fact a handicap. i think a lot of that is taken out of play it is i important nt a jury. >> they are really trying to show they are not corrupt, it is not a corrupt system they want to be transparent and want them to look at what is going on because they know it is such a big case. jon: he is the one who is trying to challenge this and say he didn't hear what you think you heard or maybe those banks you heard the sound of oscar pistorius taking his cricket bat

to break down the door. >> lawyers focus on all kinds of minute details. maybe he sounds like a female, but the jurors have an unbelievable tendency to keep it simple. if you heard a female screaming, the judge is going to indicate. another thing is he of lesser included offenses instead of intentional murder. injuries have gotten confused with that. casey anthony. it won't happen here. >> you have to worry about jury instructions or any of that with a judge. jon: fascinating. thank you both. jenna: from one provocative case to another. the sentence for a woman who lost the handgun used to kill the prison director.

ordered to spend more than two years in prison for prosecutors asking for 60. admitted to giving a gun fo to a felon who later used it to kill two men and injure sheriff deputies. new dash cam video, it is disturbing. more on this. >> she may have not known the plan, but testified they knew he was an ex-con on parole and a member of violence 211 gain. somebody like that, you have to assume they will use it. now watch the dash cam video closely. the deputy approaches the cadillac and then he is shot three times, he lies in pain for five minutes and still help arrives. >> what happened? >> i got shot in the face.

>> finally the good samaritan stopped to help. describes the suspect's car. 100 miles per hour pursuit, firing at deputies along the highway and then he blows a tire, he crosses the median, slams into semi and stops, deputies will unload firearms until he is dead. yesterday a judge ruled there is no evidence he knew or could have protected the plan. families say she is guilty of murder, she wasn't treated that way by federal judge, arguing they were also a victim and ablated to buy the gun. prosecutors want six years. victims and families of the dead were shocked, the judge gave her only two. >> she get a convicted felon with past crimes a gun. my personal opinion and what

i've learned in law enforcement, she should be held just as accountable. >> my friend was murdered and it doesn't seem that the judge has the right logic in mind. >> they said it is not what the guidelines called for. this not uncommon to get five. people in the courtroom not happy with it. jenna: thank you. jon: rob ford making a trip to los angeles and facing some ridicule from jimmy kimmel. we will show you more of what happened there. plus a worker buried alive under rubble. witnesses heard the victim praying loudly. what happened? stay tuned. >> man, it is cold out. but today i believe is the last

coldest day of the year. >> that is why we're outside. so we can do the show inside. i remain optimistic.

jenna: a worker is trapped after being buried on a 12-foot hole. it happened in portland, oregon. the 20-year-old is still a serious condition at hospital. he had been working on a routine sewer line repair when a trench collapsed. >> total panic. i was just talking to him a little while ago. >> he did a lot of the digging himself. >> very religious guy. and he was -- shouting prayers. jenna: our prayers are with him as he starts his recovery. two other men working with him were able to escape on their own. jon: the trenton mayor who admitted smoking crack while in a drunken stupor pulled his latest what was he thinking move. rob ford agreeing to appear on jimmy kimmel last night.

here with the 411 on how it went. >> it made for good tv. grilling with laughter but it was implied he should get some help for his drinking problem. >> i don't know you that well, but as a human being you seem like a nice guy to me. if you are an alcoholic, which, listen, if you are drinking enough that you can try cracking or 40s and you don't remember it, that is may be something you to think about. >> i wasn't elected to be perfect, i was elected to clean up the mess. >> nobody forced him on the show. even jimmy questioned why he chose to come on. i'm very happy you are here, but why are you here, what good could come out of this?

have you ever seen the show? our first guest tonight has smoked his way into our national consciousness. take a look. >> that lady, you apologize to her afterward. there is no stopping? you get very excited. >> ford made headlines after acknowledging he smokes crack and gets drunk. he's even speaking reelection, my condolences.

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jon: breaking news, a police officer dead and another wounded. let's go to ou our reporter with more. reporter: the veteran died a few hours after the shootout.

he is recovering in an intensive care unit. this took place shortly after 3:00 p.m. yesterday in northwest phoenix following a car chase. police say the suspect fled and hit a truck in an intersection . officers caught up with him outside a check-cashing business as there are trying to apprehend him, police to the suspect pulled out a gun and fired at detectives. officers returned fire killing the suspect at the scene. the suspect was 28-year-old william r thorton released from arizona state prison almost two months ago. he had served 1.5 years for a dangerous drug violation and resisting arrest. he had a felony warrant. police are not released the name of the officer killed in a shootout nor the other officer who was critically injured.

jenna: we told you about a new study that says eating too much protein might actually be bad for you. could be as deadly as smoking if you do this in your middle-age. protein lovers 74% more likely to die from diseases such as cancer or diabetes and people are low-protein diets, but also found eating a moderate amount of protein as h you hit 65 and keep growing. a professor at nyu and a fox news medical team member. certainly the atkins diet, palio diet high protein diet, what does this say about people in general? >> this a very important study. it looks at something all the time. it is not all good or all bad. they looked at over 6000 people in major journals. jenna: 50-64 middle-age.

>> in that age group high-protein diet, animal protein, we're talking meat and cheese, that kind of protein. chicken, maybe fish. probably not fish, but that kind of animal protein lead to four times greater death from cancer, 75% greater overall. i will tell you why, because of a growth protein that leads to inflammation, it leads to hyper responses and cancer the condition of over inflammation in the body. protein is feeding cancer cells if you take it at the wrong time. middle-age have plenty of that protein already. over the age of 65 the protein drops off and you need protein to help fight infections.

jenna: what does that person or place the protein with? >> here is the answer. it has to be fruit and vegetables. the mediterranean diet, not the palio diet, mediterranean diet. jenna: it is something my husband and i use all the time. >> i want fruit and vegetables helping me lose weight. you can sprinkle it with some meat. here in america we have all our meals, said take stake and a little bit of cauliflower. jenna: you find people over the age of 65, are they not getting enough protein in their diet? this says it is not good if you're getting enough protein, it would be wise to think about it.

>> people as they get old start eating smaller and smaller portions and anyone listen to this if you're over 65 make sure you have that piece of fish and the chicken and meet. no one is saying to cut out fruits and vegetables at any age. we all have to try. >> just cut down on it. you hear that? cut back. jon: anything that involves bacon and stake is all right with me. thank you. he will forever be known as his heir ness known for his prowess on the hoops, but today be mark a major milestone in michael jordan's career, one that many probably want to forget.

michael jordan, basketball legend of course. >> absolutely. >> you remember him, his airness. most of us do. it was 20 years today he looked like this. he retired from the nba to play baseball for the chicago white sox and managed to play for the season and batting a miserable 202 but he led the time in stolen bases and he retired from basketball and went back to the bulls. >> three homeruns is good to me. >> he played it well in high school. the problem with baseball you have to do it every day. and that time off. >> i used to play baseball. my best sport. i am medocre. >> you were a soft ballplayer in college? >> we'll go to the batting cage.

>> i am sure you could kill me on that. thanks for joining us. fox news alert. russia is threatening retaliation for any u.s. sanctions over ukraine. u.s. officials fear it is the start of something much larger. i am alisyn camerota. >> and i am bill hemmer. secretary of state kerry and president obama accuse putin of breaking international law. >> those are russian troops firing warning shots to the ukraine soldiers. >> harsh words and high tensions and two weeks after the blood bath in the square before me and secretary of state john